THE STEAMERS OF THE WORLD.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1724, 1 December 1887, Page 3

THE STEAMERS OF THE WORLD.

Reoent statistics show that the nu,_o,ber of Bteamers e^iatliog In the world ln IBSQ was estimated at ft,96& of an aggregate burden of 10,531,84a tons. In the previous year the number waa atated at 9,642, of an aggregate burden of 10,291,241 tons. The world's steam shipping In 1880. waa distributed :— lron steamers, 8190, of an aggregate burden of 8>911,4(! Q tqns i ate«J steamers, 7-70, of aa aggregate burden of 32,8^,0 ton. j and'woodej. steamer.., 822, of an aggregate burden of 380,655 tons. Of tl\e steamers afloat ln 18.80, 5792 were owned by the United Kingdom and its colonies, their aggregate burden being („595,871 tons. The other countries of the world owned steamers In the following order :— Germany, 679 j France, 509 ; Spain, 401 ; tbe United atatea 400 ; Norway, 287 ; Russia, 212 ; Denmark, 1 200; Italy, 173; Holland, 162 ; Brsall, 141 ; Japan, ' ICS ; Greece and Turkey, 82 each; Belghim, 68; Chill and the Argentine Republic, 43 each ; China and Portugal 27 each \ Hawaii, 2} ; Mexico, 15; and nilooellaneous, 50. From the aboye figures It appears that, notwithstanding the groat depression prevailing In the steam shipping trade, the number of steamers afloat last year Increased to the extent of 327 as oompared with 1885.